This page includes a variety of free online resources useful for Civil War writing and research.

Official Records links- Armies (Making of America), National Archives Index- Armies, Navies (Making of America), Advanced Search by Word or Phrase Tutorial

Regimental Histories- Union, Confederate

Free Digitized Newspaper sites- Alabama, Arizona, California, Georgia Historic Newspapers, Harper’s Weekly, Illinois, Indiana, Purdue University- organized by state, Iowa, Kentucky, Library of Virginia Virginia Chronicle, LOC Chronicling America Search (Search by newspaper), Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri (Historical Society), Missouri (State), Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (Penn State), Pennsylvania State Library, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia Newspaper Project (huge collection by newspaper), Richmond Daily Dispatch

Diary and Letters- Letters from Home- John Nau III Center for Civil War History at the University of Virginia, The Alexander Street Collection link, advanced search; HathiTrust search link; Auburn University; Billy Yank and Johnny Reb Letters, Civil War Digital, Iowa State, Michigan State University, Mississippi State, Missouri Diaries, Missouri Letters, New York State Library Gettysburg and Vicksburg; Ohio University, Penn State, Rice University, University of Florida; University of Iowa, University of South Carolina, University of Washington, Vermont Historical Society, Virginia Tech

Free Magazine sites- Confederate Veteran Magazine, New Bern Historical Society Journal, North and South Magazine (full text), Southern Historical Society Papers volumes 1-43

Other Sites- Baylor University Civil War Atlas Maps, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database, LOC Civil War Maps, LOC Civil War Photographs, The National Archives, National Archives Photographs, National Archives Maps